APPLICATION OF BARCODE TECHNOLOGY IN LIBRARIES BY Dr. K. SATYANARAYANA LIBRARIAN KNOWLEDGE RESOURCE CENTRE GITAM UNIVERSITY VISAKHAPATNAM

History super Markets in U.S.A Bernard Silver and Norman Joseph Wood Land-1948 Commercial Application in 1960 plessey light pen system Facts for Success 1.Bar code labels are cheap 2.It may be read with great accuracy, using fair priced reading devices 3.Standard symbologies have been developed 4.User friendly Technology

super Markets in U.S.A

Bernard Silver and Norman Joseph Wood Land-1948

Commercial Application in 1960

plessey light pen system

Facts for Success

1.Bar code labels are cheap

2.It may be read with great accuracy, using fair priced reading devices

3.Standard symbologies have been developed

4.User friendly Technology

So many items in the market are using barcode technology A Barcode is created with black bars followed by white spaces So barcode is series if 1s and 0s representing numbers and letters Depending on the nature of Information black bars and white spaces will be created by the software INTRODUCTION

So many items in the market are using barcode technology

A Barcode is created with black bars followed by white spaces

So barcode is series if 1s and 0s representing numbers and letters

Depending on the nature of Information black bars and white spaces will be created by the software

Typical structure of a barcode Bi-directional Symbologies Left to right or vice versa

Bi-directional Symbologies

Left to right or vice versa

Need for Barcode Technology in Libraries Check in check out and Renewal of Reading material is a time consuming and laborious process Arranging tickets in a classified order is time tedious job Tickets trays occupy space Reservation is a time consuming process To know the status of book

Check in check out and Renewal of Reading material is a time consuming and laborious process

Arranging tickets in a classified order is time tedious job

Tickets trays occupy space

Reservation is a time consuming process

To know the status of book

TYPES OF BARCODES ONE DIMENSIONAL Consists of black bars and white spaces Requires ordinary barcode scanners TWO DIMENSIONAL Composed of grid of light and dark modules Requires 2D camera

ONE DIMENSIONAL

Consists of black bars and white spaces

Requires ordinary barcode scanners

TWO DIMENSIONAL

Composed of grid of light and dark modules

Requires 2D camera

AREAS OF BARCODE TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION Airline industry Animal husbandry Automotive industry Banking defense distribution electronic industry

Airline industry

Animal husbandry

Automotive industry

Banking

defense

distribution

electronic industry

AREAS OF BARCODE TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION (Contd) highway agencies libraries manufacturing mining pharmaceutical industry departmental stores

highway agencies

libraries

manufacturing

mining

pharmaceutical industry

departmental stores

AREAS OF BARCODE TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION (Contd) forensic government agencies health agencies Passport offices telecommunication industry book publishers wall paper industry and ware housing

forensic

government agencies

health agencies

Passport offices

telecommunication industry

book publishers

wall paper industry and

ware housing

B AR CODE APPLICATIONS: Asset Management Access Control Cataloguing Check-in/out Compliance labeling Document Tracking Electronic Forms Automation

Asset Management

Access Control

Cataloguing

Check-in/out

Compliance labeling

Document Tracking

Electronic Forms Automation

B AR CODE APPLICATIONS (Contd): Finger Print Identification Factory Floor data Collection Item Tracking Inspection , Maintenance or quality control Inventory and warehousing Control Item Tracking equipment Job costing

Finger Print Identification

Factory Floor data Collection

Item Tracking

Inspection , Maintenance or quality control

Inventory and warehousing Control

Item Tracking equipment

Job costing

Industries using bar codes: Apparel Industry Applications Automotive industry applications Chemical Industry Applications Construction Industry Applications Government Applications Library Science Applications

Apparel Industry Applications

Automotive industry applications

Chemical Industry Applications

Construction Industry Applications

Government Applications

Library Science Applications

Industries using barcodes (Contd): Manufacturing applications Package Industry Applications Pharmaceutical Applications Publishing Industry Applications Retail/ whole sale Applications

Manufacturing applications

Package Industry Applications

Pharmaceutical Applications

Publishing Industry Applications

Retail/ whole sale Applications

CONTENT OF A BARCODE Information of the product will be transmitted into numeric or alphanumeric form with the help of computer software. The content and size of the bar code will depend on the data message, symbology, dimension, and bar code height.

Information of the product will be transmitted into numeric or alphanumeric form with the help of computer software.

The content and size of the bar code will depend on the data message, symbology, dimension, and bar code height.

CONTENT OF A BARCODE The software will convert the information into black bands and white spaces. While printing the bar code labels the stationery and environment in which the labels will be used should be taken into consideration

The software will convert the information into black bands and white spaces.

While printing the bar code labels the stationery and environment in which the labels will be used should be taken into consideration

TYPES OF BARCODE PRINTERS For printing the bar codes developed by the soft wares varieties of printers are available. Dot Matrix Printer

For printing the bar codes developed by the soft wares varieties of printers are available.

Dot Matrix Printer

TYPES OF BARCODE PRINTERS Thermal Transfer Printer Laser Printer

Thermal Transfer Printer

Laser Printer

TYPES OF BARCODE PRINTERS Ink Jet Printer

Ink Jet Printer

Important points in choosing the printer Print quality Connectivity Speed Easy to use Size and weight Environment price

Print quality

Connectivity

Speed

Easy to use

Size and weight

Environment

price

SCANNING AND DECODING Scans and measures the presence and absence of light on the bars for reading the data Starts and ends with specified marks on the barcode Size is proportionate to the information available on the material

Scans and measures the presence and absence of light on the bars for reading the data

Starts and ends with specified marks on the barcode

Size is proportionate to the information available on the material

TYPES OF SCANNERS 1. CCD Scanners 2. Laser Scanners 3. Long range Hand held scanners 4. Omni directional Scanner 5. Fixed scanners. 6. Flat bed scanners

1. CCD Scanners

2. Laser Scanners

3. Long range Hand held scanners

4. Omni directional Scanner

5. Fixed scanners.

6. Flat bed scanners

Auto ID in Libraries: Flag character is to be used to avoid confusion between the user ID and document ID numbers Barcode labels are to be laminated to protect them from the atmospheric changes

Flag character is to be used to avoid confusion between the user ID and document ID numbers

Barcode labels are to be laminated to protect them from the atmospheric changes

Application of barcode technology for stock verification Data capture machine with hand held terminal Dumping data on to the computer Generation database with Accession numbers Comparison with database generated by by the data of capture machine. The mismatch will reveal the findings of the stock verification. This will save a lot of time and laborious process in the stock verification. This can be completed with in few days.

Data capture machine with hand held terminal

Dumping data on to the computer

Generation database with Accession numbers

Comparison with database generated by by the data of capture machine.

The mismatch will reveal the findings of the stock verification.

This will save a lot of time and laborious process in the stock verification.

This can be completed with in few days.

Benefits of barcode applications ACCURACY: accurate and reliable Human operator will commit undetected error for every 300 input. Adopting bar coding technologies will improve input by factor of 10,000 times ECONOMICS: bar code labels can be produced in volumes, reducing the cost for user.

ACCURACY:

accurate and reliable Human operator will commit undetected error for every 300 input.

Adopting bar coding technologies will improve input by factor of 10,000 times

ECONOMICS:

bar code labels can be produced in volumes, reducing the cost for user.

Benefits of barcode applications SPEED: Bar code or radio frequency tag carrying several hundred or even thousand characters of data can be captured while the object is on the move at high speed. For example motorway toll, or firm objects on a moving conveyor belt CONVENIENCE: Auto ID technologies offer convenience and versatility user friendly in operation easily connected to wide range of computers and control equipment

SPEED:

Bar code or radio frequency tag carrying several hundred or even thousand characters of data can be captured while the object is on the move at high speed.

For example motorway toll, or firm objects on a moving conveyor belt

CONVENIENCE:

Auto ID technologies offer convenience and versatility

user friendly in operation

easily connected to wide range of computers and control equipment

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